“I Feel” is the first leak from Corinne Stevie’s upcoming EP “Amalgam Nation,” scheduled for a October 27 Release.

Illustration by Corinne Stevie

I caught wind of Timeshare after hearing his remix of Corinne Stevie’s “Club_Kidz,” a track I co-wrote. When I heard how he turned that song out, from a Portishead sample based track to an all out Herbie Hancock inspired jazz jam session I knew this dude was special.

In an exclusive interview with Art Nouveau Magazine, Timeshare talks about producing, his debut album and how he got the name Timeshare.

“After a while it caught on and everybody was calling me ‘Time’. ”

Art Nouveau Magazine: How are you?

Timeshare: I’m very well thanks. I little bit hung over at the minute but that’s ok.

ANM: How did you get into producing?

T: Well, I started out as a session player in high school. Music really became an obsession as it does for many.  When I was about 13 or so a good family friend of mine hooked me up with a bunch a programs to write music with. I guess from there I realized the power of digital multi-tracking and how these programs were really just like another instrument.  These new tools coupled with falling in love with a range of producer-based artists narrowed my direction. From there I never really stopped.

ANM: How long have you been producing?

T: Properly its been about 5 years or so.

ANM: You’ve worked extensively with Corinne Stevie. How’d that relationship come about?

T: Well, from the beginning I met her through my main collaborator at the time Darnell Stewart (Black Walli). I listened to some of Corinne’s stuff on MySpace and ended up doing a remix of her track ‘Club Kids’. I think we were both looking for a new sounds and collaborations so this first project got us both exited. From there we kept in touch and we really haven’t stopped working together since.

ANM: Besides Corinne, who are some other artists you’re working with?

T: I am currently working on a project with Hannah Macklin band (AUS), which is a jazz based experimental project. Also in the early stages of working with Kid-80 (US), Nemo (US), Ponyboy (AUS) Goldleader (AUS) plus many other miscellaneous collabs. Most of my effort is really on completing my debut solo release.

ANM: Who are some of your influences?

T: Well from the early days, I listened to a lot of Sergio Mendez, Manhattan transfer and Burt Bacharach. That was from my parent’s collection. In terms of me as a producer and musician now, my main influence pool was formed from The Neptunes, Beck, MJ, Dre, Rick Rubin, Beastie Boys, Rufus Wainwright, Kanye, Cornelius, The Dust Brothers, PROTON, Kelis, Prince, The Fleet Foxes…to name few.

In the non musical world I’m influenced by Mike Giant, Rain, Unicorns, Steak, Gold clothing, The Warriors, Boy’s don’t cry, wallpaper, pens, vintage items, theme parks, cheeseburgers and money (stacks).

ANM: What instruments do you play?

T: Well, I am piano trained from the age of 8. From 12 I started the electric and double bass, which remain my main obsession to this day. I played my way through the last 5 or so years as a session bass player in the jazz and funk scene here in Brisbane, AUS. I am back into keys with my production and song-writing also. I love collecting old hardware and synths.

ANM: What would you describe as your signature sound?

T: I guess its the combination of an eclectic drum sound crossed with jazz theory based chords and synth lines. I really try and create a specific world in each track, specific to the theme and stylistic. In a nutshell, I want it to be banging but colorful.

ANM: You also write lyrics. What came first producing or writing songs?

T: Well, because of the new world that’s has been created with the producer/artist, the two really flowed together. I like to think that if a song can be broken down successfully into a single instrument or vocal idea then it’s a good song. Like a ‘campfire test’. From there the production can be used as a tool to strengthen the theme and stylistic of a track. So overall, the two art forms need each other to work as an end product.

ANM: Tell me about your personal project you’re working on.

T: Well, the project ‘Goldleader’ is a very personal one for me. It’s myself on duel synth with my long time friend and musical soul mate Ritchie D on drums and percussion. We do a very a very conceptual style of composing that gets out all our excess creativity. Its pretty brutal and dirty at times mixed with a lot of groove based vibes.

On the Timeshare front, I am working on my debut release. It has been a long time coming, but in the end I want to be just right. For me personally, its my little baby and I want to nurtured like any parent.

ANM: Why the name Timeshare?

T: It was a complete accident really. I was on jazz poster for a show a while ago and the guy in charge of promotion misspelled my name on the poster as Time Searle instead of Tim Searle. I was angry at the time because I had been beefing with this guy for a while and this was his way of getting to me. I’m not a hater but this guy did need a good shiv.  But, after a while it caught on and everybody was calling me ‘Time’. A good friend of mine as a joke started calling me Timeshare to match my initials TS. I guess it stuck after that because I in theory ‘share’ time with people I work with. The rest is history.

ANM: Did you go to school for music?

T: Yes, I graduated from the Queensland Conservatorium of music in 07. It was a university degree in music technology, very similar to your US school ‘Full Sail’ . Overall it was great because it’s where I learnt much of my technical music and studio skills.

ANM: What’s next for you? Any plans to visit the States?

T: Well, much more collaboration and musical exploration. I am defiantly going to do a trip to the South, Miami and Atlanta. Much of my work comes from there so It would be great to be on the ground there and check out the scene.

ANM: Is there anything else you’d like to mention?

T: Stayed tuned to upcoming projects. I can’t wait to see what the future holds. All love.

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